Last Leaf Has Fallen

by Yankee4youSt. Albans, Vermont, USA

Nov 2011 972 Views 5 comments

Last Leaf Has Fallen

A lonely coyote yelps in the wind
It won't stop yowling at what?
When there's nothing there
Just a little rushing of air
Is this crazed animal out of its mind?
Just a shadow across the moon
Or some strange scent so maligned?
Darkness creeps up on us all
Sends shivers down our back
Hear the raven's call late at night
Hunger cries over freshly fallen snow.

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Posted: Nov 2011

About this poem:

Beginning of winter

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lucy777gunbarrel city, Texas USANov 5, 2011

Very nice as always Yankee! I was just sitting on my porch listening to the coyotes yip my self!

AyhraAdelaide, South Australia AustraliaNov 5, 2011

Very nice poem Yankee4u

soulvirushamilton, Waikato New ZealandNov 6, 2011

pretty cool poem... i like it a lot

Happygolucky4uTreasure Coast, Florida USANov 6, 2011

Are we humans much different than this lonely coyote?? I enjoyed your thought provoking poem.

online today!

Yankee4youOPSt. Albans, Vermont USANov 6, 2011

The New England winter is harsh and long...many wild animals must make the most of the food they have collected, and find good shelter yet many preditors like the coyote survive on the weak and injured or starving....in many ways people are like coyotes..rich people prey on the poor....horrible thing to say...I know.

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